New Delhi, December 9: Indian National Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday turned 73 years old. Born on December 9, 1946, Sonia Gandhi was appointed as Congress President for the first time in 1998. She held the post for record 19 years until her son Rahul Gandhi took over in 2017. Reportedly, Sonia Gandhi is not celebrating her birthday in the wake of several rape incidents in various parts of the country and concerns over women safety. Sonia Gandhi Birthday Special: Lesser-Known Facts About Congress's Saviour-in-Chief.

Many political leaders extended birthday their wishes to the Congress Interim chief. PM Narendra Modi, as well as other politicians like MK Stalin, Priyanka Chaturvedi, DK Shivakumar, Kuldeep Bishnoi, Arvinder Lovely and others shared their wishes on Congress Chief's 73rd brithday.┬аSonia Gandhi Trains Guns at Govt on Gandhi Jayanti, Says Ruling Regime Wants to 'Replace Mahatma's Vision With RSS Agenda'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said, "Birthday wishes to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi Ji. Praying for her long life and good health."

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"The longest-serving Congress President, Sonia Gandhi's exemplary strength of character has inspired generations of Congress leaders. Her strength, dignity, compassion and grace has united us and made us strong. We wish her a very happy birthday," a tweet from the Congress' official Twitter handle said.

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